If you’ve ever seen the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” it is a terrible depiction of what inpatient hospitalizations look like today with the Nurse Ratched character or the lobotomies performed on patients.
Unfortunately, those were the circumstances back in the day, but it doesn’t help to watch a movie that depicts the patients as “loony bins.” I can attest from my experiences, it doesn’t look like that today, nor are we “loony bins.” I remember how nervous I was when admitted into inpatient, as I had no idea what to expect.
Therefore, I hope I can ease some of your worries with a few things you can expect during a stay. 1. We can’t pick and choose where we go.
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